Hope Base. /Photo: Press.
The streets and landscapes of Argentina are upholstered in light blue and white thanks to the hats, wigs, vuvuzelas, flags carried by the inhabitants even in the most remote places where they celebrate the brand new title of soccer champion that the team won this afternoon in the World Cup. Qatar 2022.
From north to south and from east to west, scenes of celebration were repeated with unusual popular expressions.
Flags, bugles, confetti, foam, horns and a great sense of belonging stained the multiple Argentine geographies.
In Land of Firethe inhabitants of Ushuaia -mixed with tourists- Tolhuin, Río Grande and the Argentine Antarctic bases, celebrated the obtaining of the World Cup.
The Fuegian capital was an endless party as soon as the last penalty consecrated Argentina in Qatar.
Since then, an extensive pilgrimage began to march towards the center carrying flags, hats and posters, jumping and singing to the rhythm of the World Cup repertoire.
Ushuaia. /Photo: Cristian Urrutia.
The central San Martín avenue, between 9 de Julio and Juan Fadul, was the place that was first populated by fans, who also flooded the Civic Square, a few meters from the port where tourist cruise ships blew their sirens, adding to the popular uproar.
“He who does not jump is an Englishman”, was the favorite hit of the Fuegians, in a province where the dispute with Great Britain over the sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands is lived with great passion.
In Tolhuin, 100 kilometers north of the Tierra del Fuego capital, where the residents have suffered the consequences of a forest fire since November 30, they took the final as a breather and joy in the midst of their tasks to appease the flames.
Mendoza. /Photo: Ramiro Gomez.
In Rio Grandethe city with the highest Fuegian industrial profile, you could see neighbors embracing at the doors of their homes, in addition to the permanent passing of cars with their eternal horns, musicians playing their melodies and troupes with bass drums and snares.
A thousand kilometers further south, on the Antarctic continent, this soccer festival was also celebrated.
At the Argentine bases, the crews gathered to watch the final and share a meal wearing light blue and white flags and shirts.
At the Marambio Base, where a huge national flag had been arranged in the room where a giant screen was installed, all the staff vibrated with Messi’s goals and penalties, to give rise to a celebration outside, jumping and even climbing to the sign with the name of the facilities.
White Bay. / Photo: Horacio Culaciatti.
Marambio’s crew improvised an Olympic lap inside the base, going through the corridors jumping and singing.
Something similar happened at Base Esperanza, where the school Nº38 Presidente Alfonsín operates. There, students, teachers and even military and civilian members went outside and filmed themselves shouting for Argentina.
chubut It was not exempt from festivities, so thousands of people from Chubut filled the streets of the cities and towns to celebrate the championship.
In Comodoro Rivadavia, the most populated city in this Patagonian district, the festivities were concentrated on the corner of San Martín and Moreno. Before, a “popular pilgrimage” was carried out from kilometer 3, where residents left their cars to walk to the center of the city.
Neuquen. / Photo: David Sanchez.
Police sources told Télam that “in the concentration of Comodoro Rivadavia the number of residents is around 30,000, with a large presence of families.”
In Rawson, the concentration site was the corner of 25 de Mayo and San Martín, where neighbors of all ages and entire family groups could be seen.
In Trelew and Esquel the places of concentration were the central squares, and the same scene was repeated in Puerto Madryn, on Avenida Costanera, facing the Golfo Nuevo.
In the small inland towns there was also a celebration in the streets, on a day with stable temperatures that favored gatherings on public roads.
In Gaiman the spontaneous concentration took place in front of the municipality.
Jump. / Photo: Luis Cornu.
In Black river people also filled the streets in all cities.
In the capital, Viedma, the main point was the Fuente Pucará, on the waterfront.
There, the community chanted the popular songs with which the selected team was encouraged throughout the country.
In Bariloche, the center of concentration was the Civic Center, facing the shores of Lake Nahuel Huapi.
However, in each neighborhood the victory of La Scaloneta was also celebrated.
Jujuy. / Photo: Edgardo Valera.
Also in Patagonia, thousands of Neuquinos celebrated at the monument to San Martín, located in the center of the provincial capital.
More than 200 police officers were part of the security operation prepared for the occasion, which included blocking the streets and searching the entrances to the Monument area.
“Argentina, Argentina, Argentina”, “give him a champion, give him a champion”, “come, come, sing with me… that we are going to turn around with Leo Messi” and “he who does not jump is an Englishman” were the most listened to chants, while a fan raised the model of a giant world cup and extended, with the other, a large Argentine flag.
Cordoba: / Photo: Irma Montiel.
“Go over there to celebrate, we are world champions”, is one of the signs that could be seen in the crowd, while the youngest did so by throwing foam.
In the Mendoza capital, a crowd celebrated in the downtown streets and in other parts of the province after the historic victory over France.
In Mendoza Capitalthe epicenter is at kilometer 0, in San Martín street and the Sarmiento pedestrian street, where with flags and albiceleste shirts, adults and children also celebrate with the classic songs of the field.
Rio gallegos. /Photo: Walter Diaz.
The center of Mendoza became a large pedestrian area, like the area of Arístides Villanueva street, characterized by its numerous bars and gastronomic venues.
The celebrations are also replicated in other towns in the province where the residents also came out to celebrate and in the points of encouragement where the fans followed the game on giant screens such as San Rafael, Luján de Cuyo and Godoy Cruz.
Provincial authorities reported that a security operation was mounted throughout the province to prevent excesses with some 2,500 police officers on the streets.
In the Mesopotamian area, in the capital of currents people gathered on the city’s waterfront, on the banks of the Paraná River.
Santa Fe. / Photo: Luis Cetrato.
The crowd joined the thousands of fans who enjoyed the game at the local Fan Fest, on the esplanade of the General Belgrano interprovincial bridge.
The display of Argentine flags, National Team shirts and white clothes dyed the sunny and warm capital of the provincial capital with patriotic colors.
In the red land of Missions The Argentine Soccer Team championship was also held, where thousands of citizens celebrated with caravans that gathered in the squares of the 76 municipalities.
The Silver. / Photo: Eva Cabrera.
In Posadas, Mariela Páez, who celebrates on the waterfront, told Télam that this is a dream championship, and that she feels “proud” of this team.
“They are the generation with which my son and my daughter were born, and today they are giving us their first, and that is why they are going to go down in history,” he said.
Julián González, who followed the victory of the team in one of the points of encouragement that Misiones arranged on the Posadeña waterfront, told Télam that he never experienced “so great” joy.
“Diego and Messi are the greatest thing that happened to this country. I can’t believe we are living this moment, I was three years old in the last world cup,” he said with open tears.
Santiago del Estero. / Photo: Emilio Rapetti.
saint Louis He also dyed his squares blue and white to celebrate the consecration in the World Cup in Qatar.
Official sources estimated that more than 10,000 people from San Luis gathered at the corner of the Cathedral, the epicenter of the festivities every time the team won a match in this tournament.
Also, in the main avenues pilgrimages of several blocks were observed that went to the places of celebrations.
In Villa de Merlo, in the north of San Luis, they also celebrated in the streets.
Throughout the country, the party seems inexhaustible and eternal.
